Summer’s View
Today was the Buffalo Roundup at Custer State Park, and we
picked up Matt and Michele around 7:00 am to get there in time to park and
check it out. I read that over 14,000 people come to this event from around the
world every year! As we got closer to the parking area, there was a HUGE line,
and we just made it in to park at about 9:15 am before they closed the gates!
Whew!
We found a spot to watch on the hillside, and around 10:30,
they came barreling over the hills! It was such a cool sight to see them all
running! Beautiful! The cowboys were cracking their whips, and the dust was
flying! As they herded them toward the corral gate, which was right in front of
us (lucky spot), a pronghorn that picked the wrong place at the wrong time was
caught in the melee. He started freaking out, trying to figure out how to get
out of there, and the bison were jumping away from him, frightened of him! LOL
It was too funny, although I felt bad for the guy. He finally jumped the fence
(barely) and went into the bigger corral where the bison were headed. At least
he got some breathing room before he gathered up his strength to jump the fence
later and escape! He really stole the show!
We got out the chairs and sat in the field for a while to
let the traffic thin out before loading up to head back to town. It was after
lunch time, so we opted to go to the steak house for lunch – yum! Naptime
afterward. J
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